Corey C. Chirafisi is a criminal defence attorney in Wisconsin and defends individuals who have been charged for multiple reasons from criminal charges to drunk driving offences.
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Sean Krajacic / The Kenosha News via AP. Rittenhouse is due back in court Sept. 17. A trial date is still set for Nov. 1, and it is expected to last about two weeks.
He also faces a misdemeanor count of being a minor in possession of a firearm. Rittenhouse maintains he was defending himself, and conservatives have rallied around him, painting him as a symbol for gun rights. They generated $2 million for his bail in November.
Richards has said in court documents that Rittenhouse and his family have moved into an undisclosed safe house because they’ve received multiple threats. Elisha Fieldstadt is a breaking news reporter for NBC News. The Associated Press contributed.
Rittenhouse, dressed in a dark-colored suit and wearing a black mask, said nothing during Friday morning's hearing in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
The most serious charge he faces, intentional homicide, carries a life sentence.
On the evening of the shootings, Mr. Rittenhouse was armed with a military-style semiautomatic rifle, and joined a group of armed people who said they were there to protect businesses.
Bruce Schroeder, 75, is the longest-serving circuit court judge in Wisconsin, and is known for running a strict courtroom.
The lead lawyer representing Kyle Rittenhouse is Mark Richards, 59, a veteran defense lawyer and former prosecutor who has spent his career in Kenosha and Racine, Wis., primarily representing people accused of drug crimes and murder.
The notable defendants he has represented include Tyler Huffhines, who was arrested in 2019 and accused of running a black-market vaping operation in Kenosha County with his brother. In 1999, Mr. Richards defended a Racine jail inmate who was accused of choking his cellmate to death. The case against the defendant, Kurtis King, was dismissed after a separate investigation found evidence of misconduct by the prison guards.